What are Sabian Symbols?
The Sabian Symbols were created in 1925 through a collaboration between Marc Edmund Jones and psychic Elsie Wheeler. Jones was an accomplished astrologist. He wanted to create a new set of symbols that would help others understand astrological meanings. He took the circle of the zodiac and divided it into 360 degrees, giving each constellation 30 degrees. This broke down a star sign into 30 different possibilities. For example, if you were born a Pisces, depending on the degree within Pisces that you were born would speak more about your character than just a general overview of the sign. The degree of each planet at the time a person was born is also responsible for characteristics, so the sum total of all these different symbols would spell out a detailed character analysis. When the Sabian Symbols were created, Jones had 360 index cards that were marked with each star sign and a number. Aries 6 would indicate the sixth degree in the sign of Aries. When Elsie would meditate for a sym